In Memoriam

Esther Wong, proprietess of the legendary Madame Wongs and Madame Wongs West clubs, died Sunday, August 14, the day after her 88th birthday. Her clubs were an integral part of L.A.s punk and new wave scenes in the 70s and 80s, and she will be remembered by a generation of musicians and music lovers as a strong-willed woman and, in the words of the Plimsouls Peter Case, an intense character. A public memorial service will be held Saturday, August 20, at 3 p.m. at Douglas & Zook Mortuary, 600 E. Foothill Blvd. in Monrovia. Donations can be sent to the Cedars-Sinai Hospice Center, 200 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

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